Walcreatures

[AquaGirl]

* I would like to note that I posted this at peopleofthisplace.com and was called a p***y for not "kicking her a**". So I thought I would repost somewhere violence is frowned upon.

I was 35 weeks pregnant at Christmas 2009. I had a Dr's appointment in Dec. 23. Of course I was there for 14 hours. I had to stop on my way home for 2 things: butter, to make a pound cake for the next day and ribbon to hang my future daughter's name letters on her wall. I should never have done it. But I had found the perfect ribbon at the mart of wall and I needed just a little more. So yes, a hugely pregnant woman stupidily made her way through the aisles 2 days before Christmas.

I survived and made it to the express lane, naturally packed with people with tons of items. I wasn't terribly upset, since i expected this. I was bothered more by what happened when someone showed up AFTER I did.

So again, I am very visibly pregnant. Feet are swollen, back hurts and the Dr had just told me I had to start drinking a gallon of water a day and the prospect of having to pee even more than usual was not putting me in a good mood (this is really just to make you feel sorry for me). To my right I notice a girl, about 16 ish looking at the rack of snack food beside me. I think nothing of her. She picked up a bag of Doritos and then...edged her way in front of me.

I stared at her. It was so casual I wasn't sure she had done it. I looked at the lady behind me and she raised her eyebrows and shrugged. So it wasn't my imagination. So finally I tapped her on the shoulder.

"Yeah?" She said, turning.
"Um...you just cut in front of me," I said.
She appeared very confused, so I offered some assistance. Maybe she really didn't notice the rest of the LONGEST LINE ON THE PLANET.
"The line is back here," I added.
"oh, well I just have this one thing," she said. And turned around.

!

I was pretty shocked. So I waited for her to day she was kidding. But she didn't. So I walked around her and stepped in front of her. And said, "Hey, I just have these 2 things. Thanks."

[bhskittykatt]

I think you handled it appropriately. Kicking her a** would be overkill. You made your point clear by cutting around her.

While I will often invite someone with a few items to cut in front of me when I have a cartload full of groceries, it's still an invitation only event. If you cut in front of me without asking, IDC if you just have one item and I'm buying out half the store; you get in the back of the line!

[Akasa]

"The line, in case you didn't notice, starts back there so get your ass gone from in front of me."

[blas]

Wow, another kidlet without manners.

If my mother saw me budge in front of a largely pregnant woman, I would have been smacked into next year.

[Andara Bledin]

Yeah, I think you handled that with the perfect response. She didn't belong in front of you, so you rectified that situation with the absolute minimum of effort or fuss.

Well done.

^-.-^

[Kogarashi]

Spot-on response, if you ask me. Not every situation needs to be dealt with by "kicking her a**," as was suggested on that other site.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

I was 35 weeks pregnant at Christmas 2009.

That alone meant you should not have 'kicked her butt.'
Also, it seemed fairly low-key confrontationally.
and shouldn't people drink around that much water anyway a day?
How's the Kidlet doing now? Hopefully being exposed that late to ... The Place Which Shall Not Be Named... has not affected him/her... >_>
EDIT: I seem to understand that pregnant ladies are a bit strange in the brain anyway, especially at the latter stages. Glad you could find your ribbon!

[mikoyan29]

IF I have a cartload of groceries and someone with one or two things wants to step in front of me AND they ask, I will let them. If they just step in front of me with the, "I've only got a couple of things", I will look at them and say, "No...you didn't ask me first". Although, if I have a cartload of stuff, I'm not in the express lane and they should be able to go there....

[greek_jester]

and shouldn't people drink around that much water anyway a day?

The 8 pints a day thing is accurate, but most people forget to finish the quote - the 8 pints includes what you get naturally through food, so the actual number of glasses you drink should be adjusted down according to what you've been eating that day.

While you do need to keep properly hydrated, don't forget that severely overdoing for a long period of time can actually do damage your kidneys.

[AquaGirl]

That alone meant you should not have 'kicked her butt.'
Also, it seemed fairly low-key confrontationally.
and shouldn't people drink around that much water anyway a day?
How's the Kidlet doing now? Hopefully being exposed that late to ... The Place Which Shall Not Be Named... has not affected him/her... >_>
EDIT: I seem to understand that pregnant ladies are a bit strange in the brain anyway, especially at the latter stages. Glad you could find your ribbon!

I was drinking about 8 glasses of water up to that point and nothing had been said, but as you get more and more pregnant and more and more of a full-fledged human being inside you, they want you to increase your water intake. Plus ye olde sample had revealed dehydration which can cause preterm labor and while I was close to the end, no one wants to make a baby come before they're ready-well, I didn't anyway.

Baby is good. She was born 5 weeks later on her due date and is now 18 months old and happens to be eating a slice of cold pizza for breakfast. She's just like her mommy. Here is the best recent picture of her: http://www.customerssuck.com/board/a...&pictureid=684

And the ribbon is lovely: http://www.customerssuck.com/board/a...hp?albumid=133 You can't really see it but it's brown with pink polka dots and the room is pink and brown and I had to have it!...yes, pregnant women cane be a bit...obsessive. Three ultrasounds and one 3d ultrasound and 4 techs who were "positive" and I was still asking my husband what we would do if she were a boy as I was giving birth to her. The midwife said she would put her back in so I decided it didn't matter.

[PepperElf]

to be honest, if you drink 8 glasses of water on top of what else you get... yes you'll pee a lot. but you also end up with very very soft skin.

and nice way of dealing with that bitch. too bad everyone else didn't do it too.

yes, during christmas i'll invite others to get in front of me depending on the case. like a couple of years ago they opened a new lane at wegmans ... i could have gone in first but i saw a frazzled looking woman with a large cart in a longer line. so yeah i told her about the new line and let her go first.

but someone who just wants to be special? pfft.

[HeroOfNotBashingSkulls]

Jebus... I hate how some kids can be so damn rude these days.. It's just.. .. AHHH!

Note: If you could see me now, I'd be making an air-choking gesture.

And very soft skin in the good way, or bad way? o.O I seem to drink only a couple glasses a day, so to me this might be important :L

[greek_jester]

...but as you get more and more pregnant and more and more of a full-fledged human being inside you, they want you to increase your water intake. Plus ye olde sample had revealed dehydration which can cause preterm labor and while I was close to the end, no one wants to make a baby come before they're ready-well, I didn't anyway.

no, early baby is a Bad Thing. Let it keep developing where it's nice & safe!

Here is the best recent picture of her: http://www.customerssuck.com/board/a...&pictureid=684

And the ribbon is lovely: http://www.customerssuck.com/board/a...hp?albumid=133

Baby Aqua is adorable (spaghetti is so much fun when you're a kid & allowed to use your hands!) & I love the name thing. Very cute, & the ribbon matches wonderfully.

[Sapphire Silk]

* I would like to note that I posted this at peopleofthisplace.com and was called a p***y for not "kicking her a**". So I thought I would repost somewhere violence is frowned upon.


"The line is back here," I added.
"oh, well I just have this one thing," she said. And turned around.


I was pretty shocked. So I waited for her to day she was kidding. But she didn't. So I walked around her and stepped in front of her. And said, "Hey, I just have these 2 things. Thanks."

You handled the situation perfectly. Laying hands on people when words will do is never the right thing to do.

I might have added, "and I don't care about your one thing," but then I tend to be an instigator